Recap: Grand Island Central Catholic Crusaders vs. St. Cecilia Bluehawks
It was a good run, but the Grand Island Central Catholic Crusaders unfortunately witnessed the end of their 14-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell 34-24 to St. Cecilia. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points Grand Island Central Catholic has scored all season.
Grand Island Central Catholic lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Anna Tibbetts, who scored two points along with five steals. Carolyn Maser was another key contributor, scoring two points along with 11 rebounds and four steals.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Grand Island Central Catholic struggled to work together and finished the game with only four assists. That's the fewest assists they've managed all season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead St. Cecilia to victory, but perhaps none more so than Avery Kissinger, who scored 13 points along with six rebounds. Another player making a difference was Nathie Krikac, who scored eight points along with five rebounds and five steals.
Grand Island Central Catholic's loss ended a 13-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 19-2. As for St. Cecilia, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 14-4.
Grand Island Central Catholic won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Aquinas at 6:00 p.m. on February 9th. Grand Island Central Catholic is facing Aquinas at the right time seeing as Aquinas is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for St. Cecilia, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Doniphan-Trumbull at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing is sure in St. Cecilia's favor as the team sits on three straight wins at home while Doniphan-Trumbull has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road.
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